Deathdream is the story of many a family during the Vietnam War who received THAT dreaded telegram. Andy Brooks (Richard Backus) tragically, is not coming home. Andy's mother Christine (Lynn Carlin) cannot accept this like her husband, Charles (John Marley) or daughter, Cathy (Anya Ormsby), however, through what seems to be an obsessive force of will, Andy returns home. But he has changed since he went away. Andy has now become quiet and reclusive, only sneaking out at night, so that when a strange spate of murders occurs, Charles looks towards his son's unusual behavior and puts two and two together, but what he comes up with is not necessarily the whole truth…

This tale is both moving and terrifying at the same time. The breakdown of the American family due to the horrors of war adds to the doom laden spirit that haunts this film. The unusual direction and clever script is performed by some quality lead performances with an unusual mood-setting score. The only thing that lets this movie down is some of the smaller parts are horror movie clichés performed by sub standard actors. Worth noting however, is that this is the movie that started Tom Savini on his illustrious career in splatter and mayhem.

There are two commentaries on this disc. David Gregory of Blue Underground and director/ producer Bob Clark do the first commentary. This is a fairly pedestrian commentary with no real great revelations, but interesting none the less (although his Black Christmas/ Halloween connection is intriguing). Gregory leads Clark through it and takes the commentary in the right direction. Clark references all the actors past work and makes comment on the political points in this film. The second commentary is by scripter/ unaccredited special effects guy Alan Ormsby, assisted again by David Gregory. Ormsby's take on the movie is both self congratulatory and self depreciating at the same time. Ormsby's commentary is far more animated and interesting, especially with the reference to the script-to-movie changes and the special effects situation.

Tom Savini: the Early Years is an interesting 10 minute look at where Tom Savini's make-up career started with many photographs and stills of both his cinematic and his stage work.

Deathdreaming – Interview with Star Richard Backus takes a 12 minute stroll down memory lane with Richard Backus, who played Andy in Deathdream. His recollections of his performance and the production are a nice supplement to the commentaries.

Alternate Opening Titles are just that, using the title Deathdream instead of the original Dead of Night. This opening is slightly more haunting than the actual opening of the film.

Extended Ending Sequence is a longer final sequence which was not incorporated back into the film due to its dubious quality.

Theatrical Trailer is the trailer for the film, but when it was titled Dead of Night.

Poster and Still Galleries are divided into Behind the Scenes Photos (which includes sketches and script notes), Posters from around the world, U.S. Press Book which has all the notes of advertising and such, Video contains Video covers from through out the world, Publicity Shots are photos taken from the movie and finally Credits has a special thanks to those involved in the production of the DVD.